Two rare Sumatran tigers at the zoo in the Indonesian capital are recovering after being infected with COVID-19.

The government will resume administering the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to those who failed to take the second dose after getting the first jab, in Dhaka division including the capital from tomorrow.

Export-oriented factories and industries resumed operation today amid continued sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, but many workers have not been following health guidelines properly.

Five people died of Covid-19 and 11 with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).

Fourteen Covid-19 patients and four others with symptoms died in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.

A total of 996 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the Sylhet division in 24 hours till this morning, breaking previous records of infection.

Eighteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

Covid-19 cases went up by around 58 percent in the week ending yesterday compared to the numbers of the week prior to that, according to the Director General of Health Services (DGHS).

The government is yet to decide whether to vaccinate pregnant women despite a WHO recommendation to that end and an alarming rise in the number of pregnant Covid-19 patients.

The government will accept two more documents -- birth certificate and passport -- of the people alongside the National Identity (NID) card for Covid-19 vaccination registration, health officials said.

The country received 7.81 lakh doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan under the Covax facility yesterday.

As persons living with HIV (PLWH) survive longer, their risk rises for age-related conditions such as frailty and the attendant falls and higher mortality.

A new metric, the “mean unfulfilled lifespan”, estimates the impact on lifespan of temporary “shocks” such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick Heuveline of the University of California, Los Angeles, presents the MUL in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on July 27, 2021, finding COVID-19 reduced lifespan by almost 9 years in New Jersey at its peak.

Mr Ahamed Noor 65 year’s old gentleman recovered from COVID-19 four weeks ago, while Coronavirus symptoms passed quickly but now-a-days  Mr Ahamed feels fatigue, tiredness and often forgets ordinary issues. His family is thinking and growing concern about the other suffering issues that might follow.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the government to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on priority basis.

Different organisations yesterday protested the government decision to reopen factories from today. They said it was a very imprudent decision to open the factories without ensuring public transport for workers and their health security.

While cases of Covid-19 infection are rising every day amid the ongoing countrywide lockdown of most businesses and factories, the labour-intensive tea plantations remain open without ensuring minimal health rules.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to provide Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on a priority basis in order to protect their health. 

Bangladesh will resume with AstraZeneca second dose shots within a day or two, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today.

At least 196 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8 am today. Only two were from outside Dhaka.